5 takeaways from the final day of Panthers 2018 mini-camp

Today, the Carolina Panthers wrapped up their offseason program with the third and final practice of mandatory mini-camp and they won’t be back until training camp near the end of July.

Here’s five takeaways from the media.

1. Cam Newton takes friendly fire from Matt Kalil

So much for no contact. Any time you feel the urge to criticize Cam Newton this coming season, just keep in mind who his starting left tackle is and what he has to deal with on a daily basis as a result.

At one point, Cam took a friendly-fire hit from Matt Kalil on a roll-out, per David Newton at ESPN.

The hardest hit from minicamp for Panthers QB Cam Newton? When tackle Matt Kalil backed into the 2015 NFL MVP and knocked him to the ground.